Artichoke Spinach Pizza with White Beans

Pizza recipes have been popular around our house lately, especially this Artichoke Spinach Pizza with White Beans.

One thing that I love about pizza for dinner, is you don’t have to have a set recipe. It’s fun to think outside the box. Look at what you have in the fridge and how you can put that together into a new recipe.

Who said the sauce has to be Italian tomato sauce? Or that you even have to have a sauce on your pizza. We love the creamy white bean sauce featured in this recipe, but there are lots of fun ideas for sauce:

We usually just take a peek in our fridge and pantry to see what potential ingredients we have and what items might taste well together.

The Flavor Bible is also a great resource for flavor matching if you have a hard time doing this intuitively, or just want extra inspiration.

Some of our favorite combos:

Italian Sausage + Roasted Pepper + Olives

Spinach + Artichoke + White Bean

Medley of roasted vegetables + Garlic

Black Bean Spread + Mexican Veggies + Cilantro

Spinach and Artichokes are an obviously match in this pizza. I had leeks in the fridge and I like their milder flavor compared to onions, so I threw some of those on for good measure.

I knew I wanted a white sauce, and rather than preparing a fatty alfredo (we’re trying to be a little healthier after all those Christmas sweets), I experimented with a white bean based sauce. Since there were extra beans from making the sauce, I sprinkled them on top of the pizza for added fiber and protein.

All in all, this recipe was a success! And I made it start to finish (pizza dough was already prepared) in less than 30 minutes.

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 550 degrees F (or 500 if your oven doesn't go up to 550). Place a pizza stone on the upper middle rack.

For the Sauce

Prepare the creamy white bean sauce by adding all of the ingredients into a small food processor, I like my Cuisinart 4-Cup Chopper for jobs like this, and puree until smooth. Be sure to scrape the sides as needed. Set aside.

In a cast iron or saute skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the cleaned (see: How to Clean Leeks) and chopped leeks and saute until tender. About 3-5 minutes. Add the chopped spinach and saute until wilted, about 3 minutes.

To Assemble the Pizza

Lay out a sheet of parchment paper. Roll the pizza crust out on top of the parchment. Spread your desired amount of creamy white bean sauce on top of the pizza dough (reserve any extra for another use).

Top with the leek and spinach mixture. Sprinkle with the dried Italian seasoning, 2 tablespoons parmesan, 1/3 cup white beans, and quartered artichoke hearts. Top with several slices of fresh mozzarella cheese.

Transfer the pizza with parchment paper to the pizza stone and bake for 5 - 10 minutes, or until the crust is as crispy as you'd like and the cheese is melted. Serve immediately.

This sounds fantastic. I love the idea of using white beans for the sauce, and anything with spinach and artichokes must end up in my mouth at some point.

Goooood heavens, YES.

We do pizza night a few times a month and I am always looking for new ideas. Of course our staple is pepperoni or pineapple and Canadian bacon, but we also like a taco pizza and buffalo chicken pizza. But I love your healthy version above. I think we’ll try that one soon!

This sounds delicious and full of flavors that we love. I hope to work it into the menu plan for the weekend. Thanks for sharing.

Love the look of this pizza… Spinach and artichokes are such a great flavor combo!

I like to use seasonal ingredients for inspiration. For fall and winter pizza toppings I like sauteed greens, potatoes, and meats such as sausage and salami. For spring and summer options I like roasted corn, peppers, and onions, and even grilled fruit. We adore spinach and artichoke too. It’s a classic in our house that tastes great 12 months of the year!

I love the idea for this pizza – artichokes are one of my favorite toppings although I’ve never tried white beans before, I bet it’s delicious

I love this, and so would the resident mister and assorted other menfolk near and dear to my heart. I keep dough balls in the freezer just to whip up something like this. You’ve chosen some wonderful flavor combinations.

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